Croatia vs United Kingdom: Palma ratio (before tax)

Croatia
2.85
in 2022
United Kingdom
2.69
in 2021
Croatia rank
89th
United Kingdom rank
92nd

Palma ratio (before tax) over time

  • Croatia
  • United Kingdom
0123196719942022

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 2.85 against 2.69 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1542.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Croatia ranks 89th and United Kingdom ranks 92nd of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Palma ratio (before tax)
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
Last refreshed

The Palma ratio is a measure of inequality that divides the share received by the richest 10% by the share of the poorest 40%. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.